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The Headquarters of the Bank of the Argentine Nation ( es, Casa Central del Banco de la Nación Argentina), more often referred locally as ''Banco Nación Casa Central'', is a monumental bank building next to the
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, founding site of
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and host of major events in the history of the country. Designed by renowned Argentine architect Alejandro Bustillo in a Neoclassical style with French influences, the building occupies an entire city block and was inaugurated in 1944. With a dome in diameter, the building is a
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.


History

The headquarters are located in the San Nicolás neighborhood of Buenos Aires on the site of the
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's first building, bought by the national government in 1888 and later designated as main offices of the recently founded national bank. The edifice was remodeled in 1910 by architect
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to better suit its new role. In 1938 Alejandro Bustillo presented a new design for a much larger, structure, which was built in two stages between 1940 and 1955. The building is also home to the
Alejandro Bustillo Art Gallery Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre ( French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Rus ...
, established in 1971, as well as to a historic and numismatic museum.


See also

* Headquarters of the Provincial Bank of Córdoba *
List of National Historic Monuments of Argentina The National Historic Monuments of Argentina are buildings, sites and features in Argentina listed by national decree as historic sites. This designation encourages greater protection under the oversight of the ''Comisión Nacional de Museos, M ...
* Bank of the Argentine Nation


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External links


Banco de la Nación Argentina

Casa Central del Banco de la Nación Argentina
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Bank headquarters Government buildings in Argentina Government buildings completed in 1955 National Historic Monuments of Argentina Neoclassical architecture in Argentina 1955 establishments in Argentina {{Argentina-struct-stub